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Reduce sexual or physical adolescent dating violence — IVP‑18 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
17.6 percent (2023)

National Target:
11.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
12.6 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 who dated or went out with someone in the past 12 months reported that they had been forced to do "sexual things" (e.g., kissing, touching, or having sexual intercourse) they did not want to do, or were physically hurt on purpose (e.g., being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) 1 or more times in the past 12 months in 2017

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Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Total
12.6
CI 11.7 / 13.5
SE 0.431
14.3
CI 12.7 / 16.1
SE 0.826
15.7
CI 14.0 / 17.5
SE 0.889
17.6
CI 15.9 / 19.5
SE 0.893

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Sex, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Male
8.1
CI 7.2 / 9.2
SE 0.480
9.4
CI 8.0 / 11.1
SE 0.782
9.6
CI 8.0 / 11.4
SE 0.840
13.2
CI 11.5 / 15.0
SE 0.866
Female
16.7
CI 15.1 / 18.4
SE 0.802
19.0
CI 16.8 / 21.4
SE 1.130
21.5
CI 19.3 / 23.9
SE 1.134
22.2
CI 19.9 / 24.8
SE 1.233

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2023  1
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
8.5
CI 5.5 / 12.8
SE 1.764
20.5
CI 14.8 / 27.6
SE 3.155
14.1
CI 7.6 / 24.5
SE 4.093
19.4
CI 12.2 / 29.3
SE 4.272
Asian only
14.5
CI 10.1 / 20.3
SE 2.481
13.4
CI 7.5 / 22.9
SE 3.745
10.9
CI 7.5 / 15.6
SE 1.972
22.6
CI 15.2 / 32.2
SE 4.270
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
16.0
CI 10.7 / 23.2
SE 3.051
DSU
13.2
CI 7.6 / 21.9
SE 3.465
19.4
CI 10.8 / 32.5
SE 5.433
Black or African American only
13.7
CI 11.5 / 16.2
SE 1.147
14.2
CI 10.7 / 18.6
SE 1.941
13.9
CI 11.1 / 17.1
SE 1.488
16.4
CI 12.8 / 20.7
SE 1.960
White only
12.1
CI 11.0 / 13.2
SE 0.545
13.7
CI 12.3 / 15.2
SE 0.706
16.5
CI 14.4 / 19.0
SE 1.150
17.7
CI 15.6 / 20.1
SE 1.133
2 or more races
19.2
CI 15.7 / 23.2
SE 1.830
17.5
CI 13.3 / 22.7
SE 2.312
22.4
CI 18.5 / 26.9
SE 2.078
20.7
CI 16.0 / 26.4
SE 2.608
Hispanic or Latino
11.9
CI 10.5 / 13.6
SE 0.755
14.9
CI 12.6 / 17.5
SE 1.212
14.6
CI 12.6 / 16.9
SE 1.064
18.2
CI 15.7 / 20.9
SE 1.319
Not Hispanic or Latino
12.7
CI 11.8 / 13.8
SE 0.486
14.1
CI 12.5 / 15.9
SE 0.861
16.1
CI 14.1 / 18.3
SE 1.049
17.3
CI 15.2 / 19.7
SE 1.107
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
22.5
CI 11.9 / 38.3
SE 6.569
31.3
CI 17.7 / 49.1
SE 8.111
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
9.6
CI 5.6 / 16.1
SE 2.526
11.4
CI 6.1 / 20.3
SE 3.407
8.1
CI 4.5 / 14.1
SE 2.300
18.5
CI 11.2 / 29.0
SE 4.437
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
14.2
CI 5.8 / 30.8
SE 5.977
9.4
CI 3.9 / 20.8
SE 3.972
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
13.1
CI 11.1 / 15.4
SE 1.041
13.0
CI 9.4 / 17.7
SE 2.047
12.7
CI 10.0 / 15.9
SE 1.457
15.0
CI 11.7 / 19.1
SE 1.837
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
12.0
CI 10.8 / 13.2
SE 0.601
13.6
CI 12.1 / 15.4
SE 0.822
16.8
CI 14.7 / 19.3
SE 1.147
17.9
CI 15.3 / 20.8
SE 1.365
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
18.2
CI 13.5 / 24.0
SE 2.575
17.5
CI 13.1 / 23.0
SE 2.461
20.2
CI 15.1 / 26.6
SE 2.841
17.6
CI 12.9 / 23.5
SE 2.666

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Family income, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Health insurance status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Geographic location, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Country of birth, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Disability status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Sexual orientation, 2017-2023  2
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNA
11.6
CI 10.2 / 13.3
SE 0.760
13.1
CI 11.6 / 14.9
SE 0.822
Straight, Male
DNA
DNA
8.0
CI 6.5 / 9.8
SE 0.814
9.8
CI 8.3 / 11.4
SE 0.788
Straight, Female
DNA
DNA
17.0
CI 15.1 / 19.0
SE 0.976
17.8
CI 15.4 / 20.4
SE 1.232
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNA
19.1
CI 13.5 / 26.2
SE 3.144
30.5
CI 21.5 / 41.3
SE 5.013
Gay, Male
DNA
DNA
18.3
CI 11.2 / 28.3
SE 4.212
40.6
CI 27.7 / 54.9
SE 7.003
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNA
14.8
CI 8.9 / 23.6
SE 3.589
24.1
CI 15.3 / 35.8
SE 5.156
Bisexual
DNA
DNA
29.2
CI 24.3 / 34.6
SE 2.543
29.3
CI 24.5 / 34.7
SE 2.563
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNA
18.7
CI 12.5 / 27.2
SE 3.629
24.4
CI 14.7 / 37.8
SE 5.850
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNA
31.4
CI 25.7 / 37.7
SE 2.995
30.5
CI 25.8 / 35.8
SE 2.524

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Obesity status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
With obesity
11.6
CI 9.4 / 14.3
SE 1.190
16.8
CI 13.6 / 20.5
SE 1.687
16.8
CI 14.4 / 19.5
SE 1.260
19.3
CI 15.2 / 24.1
SE 2.234
Without obesity
12.2
CI 11.3 / 13.1
SE 0.439
13.6
CI 12.1 / 15.3
SE 0.795
14.9
CI 12.9 / 17.2
SE 1.068
16.2
CI 14.5 / 18.0
SE 0.868

Adolescent sexual or physical violence by a dating partner by Grade or Grade level, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2019 2021 2023
9th grade
11.5
CI 9.5 / 14.0
SE 1.099
12.1
CI 10.0 / 14.5
SE 1.108
14.9
CI 12.9 / 17.1
SE 1.051
17.5
CI 14.6 / 20.7
SE 1.536
10th grade
13.0
CI 11.1 / 15.1
SE 0.976
14.0
CI 11.9 / 16.3
SE 1.095
16.3
CI 14.0 / 19.0
SE 1.253
17.1
CI 14.4 / 20.1
SE 1.421
11th grade
11.3
CI 9.8 / 13.1
SE 0.809
15.2
CI 12.7 / 18.1
SE 1.331
16.8
CI 13.7 / 20.4
SE 1.638
18.0
CI 15.8 / 20.5
SE 1.187
12th grade
13.8
CI 12.0 / 15.8
SE 0.943
15.4
CI 13.1 / 18.0
SE 1.204
14.7
CI 12.7 / 17.1
SE 1.092
17.2
CI 14.0 / 21.0
SE 1.761

Disparity